Colleges / Baldwin Wallace University
College · Private nonprofit · Berea, OH · Suburb
BWU

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH

Address275 Eastland Rd, Berea, OH 44017-2088
Websitewww.bw.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate76%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size2,842
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 76% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1194 · ACT 24.

If you get in

2,842 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $56k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$222k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$110k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$112k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$39.8k
Room & board
$13.8k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants29%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans82%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr67%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,842
Location
Berea, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Baldwin Wallace Baldwin-Wallace College Baldwin-Wallace
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White76%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Black7%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$57k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 73

What you can study.

Colleges / Baldwin Wallace University
College · Private nonprofit · Berea, OH · Suburb
BWU

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH

Address275 Eastland Rd, Berea, OH 44017-2088
Websitewww.bw.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate76%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size2,842
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 76% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1194 · ACT 24.

If you get in

2,842 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $56k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$222k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$110k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$112k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$39.8k
Room & board
$13.8k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants29%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans82%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr67%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,842
Location
Berea, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Baldwin Wallace Baldwin-Wallace College Baldwin-Wallace
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White76%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Black7%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$57k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 73

What you can study.